Station "Kotelniki": date of opening, stages of construction

The station "Kotelniki" was launched in 2015 andbecame the 197th stop of the Moscow metro. With its launch, the mayor expressed hope that it would be much easier to travel to Moscow and back, and also stop points of the southeast direction will be unloaded. There is a station in the area near Moscow Kotelnikov. It is the last on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya branch.

History

The idea to build a station "Kotelniki" was born in 2012. Metropolitan Mayor SS Sobyanin instructed this mission to his deputy M. Sh. Khusnullin.

In October 2012, the first works in the district"Zhulebino" and to the station "Kotelniki". The interval of the plot was 900 meters. We built by an open method. The length of the station is 374 meters. The opening of the station "Kotelniki" occurred on September 21, 2015.

Stages of erection

The station was built in several stages:

• In the fall of 2012, exploration work was started, a site for construction was fenced, equipment was delivered, necessary cabins for underground workers were installed.
• In the winter of 2013 they began to build a station.
• In the spring of 2013, the foundation of the concrete base of the station was started, a left-sided tunnel from Zhulebino was laid.
• In the summer of 2013, a right-hand tunnel was built.
• In the winter of 2013-2014, all work was suspended.
• In February 2014, the work is resumed. Completely concreted the main part.
• In the spring and summer of 2014, all works are underway. Conducted electrician.
• In the autumn and winter of 2014, the works are completed, the pavilions are completed, the interior decoration is completed.
• By the spring of 2015, the finishing works are moving to the final stage.
• In August 2015, a trial was launched. Begins running paths.
• In September there was a triumphal opening of the Kotelniki metro station.

Architectural details

Station "Kotelniki" refers to the type of shallowgaskets. It was laid at a depth of 15 meters. It resembles Zhulebino in configuration, differs from it in a more “brilliant” design style, in the presence of round columns, and a smooth ceiling. The station floor is lined with red granite stone.

The station hall is decorated with granite and marble. The color palette is filled with light gray tones in harmony with the decorative steel elements.

The station has two vestibules,placed underground. They have two ways out. Northwest exit is located at the 6th microdistrict Zhulebino. The exit east leads to Novoryazanskoye highway.

In the western lobby there are three lines of escalator, in the east - four. There are elevators for people with limited mobility.

At the station, some new equipment was used, which will be later extended to other metro stations. These include:

• vending machines with drinks, desserts and snacks;
• equipment for wrapping umbrellas in bags;
• installations for reading contact bank cards.

Were also equipped with devices for recharging mobile gadgets, but because of the actions of the vandals they had to be eliminated.

Figures

On the day the station was launched, it was used by 13,200 people.

By the spring of 2016, the flow of passengers increased to 41 thousand people.

At launch, the station was:

• one that has access to three cities simultaneously (Kotelniki, Lyubertsy and Moscow);
• second beyond the administrative line of Moscow;
• the second, which has exits both to Moscow and to the region.

The length of the segment Zhulebino - Kotelniki is 1.53 km.

Value

The construction of the station helped to reduce the passengerflow on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line. Thus, the Moscow government is working to optimize the transport equipment of the south-eastern districts of Moscow and the Moscow region.

The Moscow government has actively promotedthe launch of the new station "Kotelniki", the opening date of which we previously named. Moscow Mayor S. Sobyanin while actively cooperating with the governor of the region A. Vorobyov.

The opening of the metro station "Kotelniki" isjoint successful project of the Moscow Government, as well as the leadership of the region on the development of transport. As part of this project, new roads are being built, interchanges appear, suburban roads are being reconstructed, new highways are being built.

The Moscow government expresses the hope that this station will not be the last one opened in the Moscow region. It is planned to open new metro stations.